Red Rock West

"...noir is still alive and kicking (probably gutshot, eh?). Red Rock West feels like a Jim Thompson novel, looks..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Heading Down to Rock Steady Row

Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy

"...is hell? Well, in Trevor Stevens’ madcap campus satire Rock Steady Row, it’s not quite the inferno, but it’s..."

July 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...Street's dwindling number of original live music venues, the Red River strip was emerging as less an alternative to..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...the newly christened Bleib Alien folded in Dylan­esque folk rockers including "Song for Abe Lincoln" and "Warning (Social and..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...two long blocks east, and crests the hill at Red River. He can see the last of the after-work..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Let There Be Rock

Australia vs. New Zealand in a SXSW rugby death-match

"...Dieselhead. They sound more like they call the American Southwest home than they would New South Wales...."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Nuff Said, Wear Red

What do rockabilly cult figure Johnny Legend, women's health care advocate Marcia Ball, and hit-and-run victim Slim Richey have in common? This weekend.

"...nearly drove into while returning home from South by Southwest this year. Two ewes and three lambs escaped their..."

March 30, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Playback: Red River

Hit-and-run leaves two dead

"...of texts alerted me to a deadly incident on Red River. Instantly, music seemed trivial, silent even. I rushed..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: Rock Art

If these walls could talk

"...Pictographs left on the walls of rock shelters by prehistoric and historic people are some of..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Not So Red

A "blue state" reporter journeys through the multi-colored regions of the Lone Star State

"...the midst of a six-month road trip to politically "red states" – Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Montana, and Utah...."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rose Aguilar

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...two booming cities. It is home to a few hundred mostly low-income people. Their lives don't have much sparkle..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...Joe Ely wasn't punk, but his West Texas mojo skewed that way on this rip-roaring collection..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"...always welcome, however. Some of Austin's best clubs have disappeared. Liberty Lunch, one of tonight's featured clubs, won't be..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River

Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

"...As it now looks, one of Red River's staple venues will be torn down...."

May 17, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens

Bakersfield sound revived – posthumously!

"...for Skydog: The Duane Allman Story and Stalking the Red Headed Stranger, transcribed the tapes and arranged their haphazard..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Rounders

"...John Dahl electrified the screen with his neo-noir thrillers Red Rock West and The Last Seduction. Rounders provides a..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unforgettable

"...for director Dahl, whose previous efforts include the brilliant Red Rock West and The Last Seduction. Liotta, looking like..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Seduction

"...As with director Dahl's earlier work (Kill Me Again, Red Rock West), The Last Seduction is a noir-type thriller..."

Nov. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

You Kill Me

Cuddlier and more charming, this alcoholic-hit-man comedy isn’t your typical John Dahl noir, but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and just tart enough.

"...comedy isn’t your typical Dahl noir (The Last Seduction, Red Rock West), but it is offbeat, lovably deadpan, and..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...boring misfire from the once promising director John Dahl (Red Rock West, The Last Seduction) plays like some mad..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joy Ride

"...suspense he can generate in a single screening. With Red Rock West and The Last Seduction Dahl almost single-handedly..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

U-Turn

"...Stone movie, no help needed from the flickery, peyote-dream credits. Yet for all its unmistakable visual trademarks (hypersaturated colors;..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SXSW Film Review: The Frontier

Retro-neo-noir blends all the pulp eras

"...get something close to the stylized 1990s neonoir of Red Rock West, where the dust on the ground is..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Autumn Tale

What Movies Look Like This Fall

"...on fall's spookshow triumverate -- Michael Myers, Jason, and Freddy Krueger -- to do their bloody best to scare..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film

"...a cineaste's take on the old punk rawk DIY credo), is more complex. (Levy quotes True Love director Nancy..."

March 10, 2000 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...are over 700 bands playing this year's South by Southwest conference? You are only one person, with two legs,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...to relocate as they're priced out of their locales west of I-35 in the coming decade. (Momo's closed suddenly..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

Updated Wildfire Relief Information

Updated Wednesday, September 7, 1:14pm

"...outside) Caring Place at 2000 Railroad Street, Georgetown Round Rock Serving Center at 1099 East Main St., Round Rock..."

Sept. 7, 2011 News Post by Anne Harris

Horns Season Gets Under Way

Lots of new faces as Horns kick off tonight

"...at Myers Stadium, at the corner of Manor and Red River, just east of the football stadium. Admission is..."

Aug. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

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